Camps for Kids in Ontario

Camps offer children the chance to meet new people, have an adventure and focus on having fun while learning new skills. Ontario is home to kids camps that run the gamut from traditional residential or day programs to sports camps and camps geared toward children with special needs.
  1. Sport Camps

    • Children can focus on skill conditioning and teamwork at sports camps.

      Canlan offers camps in a variety of sports including baseball, basketball, swimming, ice skating, soccer and hockey. They are geared toward 3- to 18-year-olds and cost between $76 and $200 per week, as of 2011. The camps are designed to challenge children with conditioning, skill development, and lessons on proper technique. There is an emphasis on technical and tactical skills. Experienced athletes can attend these camps, as well as children who are looking to develop their sporting abilities.

    Traditional Residential Camps

    • Kids can experience horseback riding at camp.

      Camp Muskoka is a sleepaway camp that focuses on developing life skills while increasing childrens' self-esteem and confidence. The camp offers an eco-adventure through a forest, with a zip-line adventure at the end. There is also mountain biking, horseback riding, mountain climbing, a music recording studio, guitar lessons, survival skills, campfires, and digital photography to keep the kids entertained. Six to 16-year olds can attend. As of 2011, the camp costs $651 to $1,000 per week.

      Cedar Ridge Camp is family owned and operated. It sits on 147 acres, with more than 3,000 feet of private shoreline. The focus is on children's emotional and physical values and skills. Campers go on canoe trips, ride horses, go mountain biking, hike, participate in white water challenges and do rock climbing. Cedar Ridge is open to children between seven and 15 years old. It runs $651 to $1,000 per week, as of 2011.

      At Kettleby Valley Camp, children can stay for one week or one night, depending on what they are comfortable with. Activities include drama, arts and crafts, archery, wall climbing, canoeing, a ropes course, nature and swimming. Kettleby Valley is open to children from five to 14-years old. It runs $201 to $350 per week.

    Day Camps

    • Guitar Workshop Plus is open to kids with all music skills.

      Red Leaf Culture Connection Camp is a unique day camp in which each counselor specializes in a particular activity. Days are filled with crafts, sports, games, cooking, drama and music activities and focuses on learning about new cultures. Campers are palced into separate age groups as they work on a performance for the parents at the end of camp. Red Leaf is open to children between seven and 12 years old. As of 2011, it costs $201 to $350 per week.

      At Guitar Workshop Plus, children focus on much more than guitar. The camp offers workshops in various facilities. They focus on courses in vocal, drum, bass, guitar and keyboard. Children get to play jazz, blues, classical, and rock, including acoustic music, as well as focus on songwriting. Campers must be at least 12 years old. Guitar Workshop Plus costs $501 to $650 per week as of 2011.

    Camps for Special Circumstances

    • Campers can find instruction in whatever they enjoy doing.

      Camp Kodiak is camp for children with special needs, focusing on those with learning disabilities, attention deficit disorder and Asperger's syndrome. Each session has 234 campers between six and 18 years old. The goal of this camp is to help the children become more independent, build their self-esteem and confidence, improve their social skills and provide a fun camp experience. Children go water skiing, kayaking and sailing, play tennis and archery, perform drama and do a high ropes course. The cost, as of 2011, is $651 to $1,000 per week.

      Camp Arowhon takes pride in its nurturing environment. Its goal is to challenge children and give them the individual attention they crave and need; there is one counselor for every two campers for this reason. Campers choose their own activities every day. Campers must be between 7 and 16 years old. The 2011 cost is $1,001 to $2,000 per week.

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